Roadway.



S B. DICKINSON.

ROADWAY.

APPUCATION HLED FEB. 7. ISIS.

Patented May 7,1918.

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ROADWAY;

APPLICATION FILED FEB 7. I918v Patented May 7,1918

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ROADWAY.

Applicationfiled February 7, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Sanroen B. DICKIN- soN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bath, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Roadway, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to roadways, and particularly to built up structure for vehicles of different kinds which will permit excessive use without injury to'the roadway or to the vehicles.

Another object in view is to provide a roadbed with spaced metal tracks or ways for certain classes of vehicles, and a central roadway for other vehicles.

A still further object of the invention. more specifically, is the provision of metal tracks for vehicles provided with a drainage structure for drawing off any excess water adjacent the tracks.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a short section of road disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 2-2.

Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. 2 on line 33, the same being on a slightly enlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of plate disclosing certain features of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 indicates a roadway made from stone, gravel, or any other desired material prepared in any desired manner for sustaining any weights and for accommodating fast moving vehicles, as for instance automobiles. On each side of thecentral strip 1 there are provided side vehicle roadways 2 and 3. Each of these roadways consists of tracks 4 and 5 and a central section 6. The central section 6 is of any desired material, as for instance, cinders, cracked stone, or a mixture of difierent materials which will act as a supporting surface. The side roadways 2 and 3 may be used for vehicles of any kind, but are preferably provided for horse drawn vehicles, and the tracks 1 and 5 made of such a width as to accommodate any width wagon, buggy, or other vehicle. The various tracks are made up of a number of track sections 7 of metal, said track sections having a central fiat sur- Specification of Letters Patent.

7 pass through the flanges,

Patented May "7, 1918.

Serial No. 215,856.

face with upstanding flanges 8 and 9 on each side, and depending flanges 10 and 11. The upstanding flanges 8 and 9 are intended to prevent, or at least resist, the removal of the wheels of the vehicles from the tracks. The depending flanges are intended to receive the various bolts 12, which not only but pass through the metallic posts 13 so as to rigidly secure the plates 7 to the various posts 13. It is of course, evident that the upstanding and depending flanges act as reinforcing means in addition to the use just described. The various posts 13 are hollow and made from sheet metal of any desired kind, preferably steel, said posts being provided with a plurality of perforations 1% on each side at the upper part, said perforations registering with the perforations in the depending flanges 10 and 11 whereby water may freely flow from the pockets 15 and 16. The pockets 15 and 16 are formed by inclosing memhere 17 and 18 which may be any desired shape, but provided with apertures 19 at the upper part so that any surface water in the central sections 6 of the outer roadways and the central roadway 1 may freely flow through said apertures into the pockets 15 and 16 and from thence into the various posts 13, and through openings 20 in the concrete foundation blocks 20 into the cracked stone the earth, or to a suitable drain pipe, according to the particular construction of the road at any point. Where the elevation or structure of the road naturally sheds the water merely a quantity of cracked stone 21 is all that is necessary to dispose of the excess water, whereas in the low places it may be necessary to connect the cracked stone 21 to the drainage channels or other cracked strone by drainage pipes.

The entire roadway structure may be constructed in any desired manner, or by any desired method, but preferably the roadway is graded and a proper foundation provided for the various posts 13 so that said roadway structure will be substantially in a horizontal plane, in order to reduce to a minimum the necessary power to move vehicles thereover.

In Fig. i will be seen a slightly modified form of the invention in which the plate 7 is provided with a central rail 22 and a depressed section 23, said rail being arranged centrally of the plate so as to accommodate 21, from which it passes into i 

